Playtech not only announced its latest financial figures for Q4 and for 2011, it also mentioned that it forged new partnerships.

Germany is the first market Playtech ventured into recently. The software giant entered into a 49.99% joint venture with Gauselmann, a land-based casino and owner of the Merkur gaming brand. Sports betting, gaming products and services will be offered by this joint venture, however, this depends on the current state of internet gambling legislation in Germany.

Internet gambling might be legalized in South Africa and has been discussed extensively by its government. Playtech recently entered into a 50:50 partnership with a casino and resort operator named Peermont. Peermont owns 14 properties, of which are Emperors Palace Resort in Johannesburg, seven other casino resorts and two casinos.

Playtech To Strengthen Its Position

Revenue gained from its gaming operations in 2010 was in the vicinity of €260 million.  This joint venture will focus mainly on sports betting. New legislation will decide whether or …

Significant changes have been announced by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission that will aid players when they wager at Kahnawake based operators. A self-exclusion option is the first change and a dispute resolution the second.

Up and till now problem gamblers had the benefit of deposit limits and a self-exclusion option. Players can now go one step further by notifying the Kahnawake Gaming Commission of their intent. In return it ensures that the self-exclusion option will be followed to the letter at all its licensed operators. A self-exclusion page on its website has been added, e-mail address and a form that must be filled in when they register.

Kahnawake Gaming Commission Plays Hard Ball

The player will be contacted by a compliance Officer to verify his/her credentials in order to proceed with the request. Should the request concern a particular internet casino, it will be notified. The request will then have to be implemented by the internet casino which will then notify the …

Spin Palace casino is powered by Microgaming software and certified by eCOGRA. It is licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta and offers new players a 100% match bonus up to $1,000, terms and conditions apply.

Presently Spin Palace internet casino does not accept players from the United States but it did so a few years ago before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Hence the reason it has many internet slots aimed at U.S players. That said these slot games are quite popular with players from other countries, one of them is Bars and Stripes. On the 22nd of January one lucky player won $114,962 and on the 21st January another player won $73,831.

Bars And Stripes Slots Info

Bars and Stripes is the same as Stars and Stripes. Basically it is a take on the American flag, which dominates the reels. This symbol is an American icon, it appears on Uncle …

Many gambling analysts predict that Macua the gambling metropolis of the Far East’s revenue will drop from 42% to 15% in 2012.

Maybe it’s a bit premature to slam a market that increased by 42% in 2011 and harvested a revenue in excess of $32.5 billion which is 5 times more than the GGR revenue generated on the Las Vegas Strip in 2011. Analyst reckon that if Macau does not diversify her product it might just cost her in the long run. Since August 2009 GGR in December 2011 was the smallest, when casino revenue increased by 17 percent due to the global recession and Beijing’s move to clamp down on visa entry into Macau.

Macau Might Experience A Slump

Grant Govertsen union gaming analyst said the major talking point of 2012 is ‘whether or not the carpet is going to be pulled out under the VIP market’. Analysts predict that the growth …

Omni Casino is licensed in Curacao and powered by Playtech. It offers first time players a 100% match bonus up to $100 free. To qualify for the bonus a deposit of  $€£20 must be made first. The wagering requirements attached to the bonus is 20xd+b. Casino games that count 100% toward the wagering requirements are all slots, keno and non-progressive scratch card games.

The Omni Times says that the last week of January 2012 new bonuses will be introduced. Both are connected to some new internet slots games that were recently released at Omni Casino. 

New Online Slots Releases

The first offered by Omni Casino is Fishing with Buddies it is a multiplayer video slot game. One of the highlights of this slot game it enables up to five players to participate and it has a chat feature. The fish a Crab is an exiting feature. The moment the Crab makes its appearance on the screen on the top most …

Roxy Palace casino runs on the Microgaming platform and licensed by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta.

The month of January has produced many winners at Roxy Palace and some players won as much as 10,000 credits a day. While some players won serious cash on the most popular casino games others won on less familiar games.

Big Winners At Roxy Palace Casino

On the 3rd of January Yves L won €34,292 on Dragon Lady. This slot game has a Chinese theme and 40 paylines. Symbols showcased on the reels are a lantern, dragon, fan, jewelry box and the Dragon Lady. The wild symbol is the Dragon Lady logo. The highest fixed jackpot it offers players is 5,000 coins. Up to 20 free spins with doubled payouts is triggered by the jewelry box symbol. The most rewarding is the bonus game on screen two. A selection of nine caps must be matched by the players.

The total payout constitutes 100 times the …

Aladdin’s Gold is one of many online casinos within the Club World group and powered by Realtime Gaming (RTG). Ideal for meeting the wagering requirements are The Real Series video slots (assuming players take the sign up bonus offered). 

The online casino is licensed in Curacao. Its software can be played in the download or flash versions. Players from the United States and the rest of the world are accepted.

Aladdin’s High Roller Bonus Details

Aladdin’s Gold now offers players three bonus promotions up and till the 31 of January. The first one is a new high roller bonus and it ends with a cash back to wagering players. Throughout the promotional period the usual sign up bonus is available to new players.

The High Roller Special Bonus AGC500 is available to all players from Thursday 19th January up and till Sunday 22nd of January. To avail this bonus players must deposit at least …

The software provider that powers Sloto’ Cash is Realtime Gaming (RTG). As is the custom, it lists the games that had the highest payouts the last week.

Lucky Last tops the list list with an average return to the player (RTP) of 95.7%. Shortly on its heels is Year of Fortune which returned 130.1% to the player and Hillbillies returned 120.3% to the player. Sloto’ Cash is licensed in Curacao a former Dutch colony.

Weekend Bonuses With Low Wagering

This coming weekend special bonuses are up for grabs. Players will receive a bonus of 110% on the first deposit on each day of the weekend; starting on Friday 20 January, Saturday 21 January and Sunday 22 January. To qualify for the bonus a deposit of $50 must be made first. The cap for the bonus is $200. Before a withdrawal is permitted the bonus and the deposit sum must be rolled over 30 …

CasinoLuck has been in operation since 1999 and in January 2011 it was revamped under new management.

It is powered by NetEnt software which is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange and licensed in Curacao.

CasinoLuck issues a weekly newsletter congratulating its recent winners. The staff at Cassaon-casino would like to congratulate Russian player D.K. who won  € 71, 212 during the free spins round in Jack and the Beanstalk. A French player won more than 4000x her total bet in the bonus round.

Deposit Bonus and Wagering Requirements

New players receive a welcome bonus of 100% up to €150 or £125 on their first deposit. To qualify for the bonus a minimum amount of €/$/GBP10 must be deposited first. The wagering requirements attached to the bonus is 30 times the deposit and bonus sum. Games that count towards the completion of the play-through requirements are all slots.

To celebrate its winning players, CasinoLuck …

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said on 23rd December that intrastate internet gambling is not against the law.

This snippet of news was received with joy from the internet gambling industry as a whole. As it is many proponents of it feel that many states will start regulating it by mid 2012, this includes online lottery as well. 

U.S Online Gambling Faces Many Hurdles

Three weeks later and many feel “there’s a slip between the cup and the lip” syndrome. Overall the DoJ’s initial statement is too simplistic and many obstacles needs to be removed first.

Andrew Zarnett, gaming analyst at Deutsche Bank stated that the eagerness for federal or intrastate legalization is inflated and misguided. He pointed out that the debate over internet gambling just moved from “whether” to “when”.

At this stage it’s still unclear which forms of internet gambling would be legalized and nobody knows for certain how long it’s going to take for the “when” …